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Super governance at centre stage

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
2015 has already been a bumper year in financial services policy with super front and centre. Reforms to improve superannuation governance, competition and transparency appear to be the first cab off the rank. These reforms look likely to occur in a ...

Retail super bounces back

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... meaning retail funds have extended their lead over NFP funds from 0.1 percentage points to 0.7 percentage points. The segment gap over the more important long term is nevertheless 150 basis points in favour of NFP funds. Underpinning the super fund performance ...

Demography must drive reform

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... Commonwealth spending will exceed revenues by almost 3% by 2050. In recent years, we have made budget decisions that worsen this gap. These heighten the underlying issues and show that budget settings must change. Choices will be difficult for governments ...

In the archives: Mavis Robertson on the importance of more women on boards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... have done far better than listed companies, but given the talent pool left untapped, trustees can do more to fix the gender gap within their ranks. Back in 2010, Financial Standard attended the Women in Super roundtable where leading superannuation executives ...

OPINION: The Achilles heel of unbundled services

DARREN SPEIRS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... between unbundled service providers and trustees. Already, some entrepreneurial technology companies have stepped into the gap, serving as third party intermediaries that exist solely to deliver seamless integration between parties. For example, on the ...

Accountants threatened by regulation, falling profits, succession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
Accountants are increasingly concerned about declining fee growth rates, succession planning gaps and their capacity to provide advice services, according to the Bstar 2015 Accountants Research Report. Succession planning is the most immediate issue ...

ASIC ends Macquarie EU but sees gaps in advice files

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
Macquarie Equities Limited advice files have gaps and require further testing, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said as the two year enforceable undertaking (EU) into the organisation's advice arm comes to an end. "While there ...

Performance competition returning to default super

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... realignment following MySuper, NFP funds continue to hold strong advantage over the medium and longer term with a segment gap in their favour of 1.7 percentage points.

New online bond researcher launches

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... important role in the market by providing unbiased, transparent information coupled with education. We hope to fill the knowledge gap that has impeded investment in this asset class by becoming the central reference point for anyone seeking secure income ...

Currency warriors, mount horses and draw swords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... toll on America. "The Strong Dollar Just Took a Bite Out of the US Economy" was Bloomberg's headline, reporting that, "The gap between imports and exports was $46.6 billion in December, up from $39.8 billion in November". Exports decreased by 0.8% after ...